Diana Lee Arnold

REVIEWS

TheatreBloom

“Roaring onto the scene, Julia (Diana Arnold) is yet another antagonizing force inside ‘the house of upside down.’ Arnold gives a stellar performance in this production, masterfully delivering her lines in the style of Albee’s 1966. Achieving peak histrionics during the character’s breakdown in the second act, Arnold rapidly explores the fissures in one’s existence which can quickly dissolve into sheer and utter madness. Her tilt meltdown is the pinnacle of excitement and thrill up to that moment in the performance. Aside from the aforementioned, show-defining scene, Arnold’s Julia is full of sauce, perfectly expressing her petulance and sense of bratty self-entitlement. With marvelous facial expressions that are often murderous, Arnold works wonders for this production of A Delicate Balance.”

DC Metro Theater Arts

“Diana Arnold gives much anger to Julia. Introduced at the start of Act II, she paces the stage in rage, snapping at her parents for giving her room to Harry and Edna (Declan Cashman). The hurt little girl emerges several times, for instance as she guards the bar, blocking Harry from getting a drink, while telling him he “has no rights here.” She weeps, asking for what she wants before rushing offstage. Later, she returns with a gun, and in a daze repeatedly asks her father to “get rid of them.” It is an incredible performance.”

AWARDS

2019

North Europe International Film Festival

Nominated, Fusion Award

Best Lead Actress for Block Island (2019)

2018

48 Hour Film Project

Winner, Jury Award

Best Lead Actress for Rooms (2018)

2018

48 Hour Film Project

Nominated, Jury Award

Best Lead Actress for Office Pawns (2018)